Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently decided that he is the spokesman for the rights and feelings of Muslim women. He proclaimed that the niqab, the face covering that some Muslim women choose to wear, is anti-Canadian, part of a fundamentally oppressive culture, and actually offensive to Canadians. “Why would Canadians, contrary to our own…
Stephen Harper’s Attitude Towards Niqab (and Muslim Women) is Pretty Bad
By Zeena Mubarak